Well, I think it's a case where we all knew that there would have to be some changes/adjustments to his powers, and what we do seem to be getting is much better than how it could have turned out. I mean look at Loki. He's been reduced from one of the most powerful sorcerers in Marvel to a guy who mostly casts illusions.
Well, Doctor Strange, exactly how he is in the comics, would not exactly have fit quite with how the MCU has been portrayed so far, in terms of how they explain certain things, as well as onscreen power levels. At least not IMO. And Kevin Feige mentioned something way back when, about the magic in the Doctor Strange being partly explained by quantum mechanics, or something along those lines.
Here are the quotes:
"With Strange, it is a classic Marvel origin story because he’s got one of the best origins ever. And it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural. Now, what is the definition of supernatural? It varies. We like the idea of playing with alternate dimensions. The very sort of crazy – [Steve] Ditko crazy acid trip way of traveling through dimensions and traveling through other realms is something that we think is very, very cool … playing with the perceptions of reality."
"I just watched the Neil deGrasse Tyson ‘Cosmos’ series, which is amazing, and which may as well be an acid trip. It is mind-bending and it’s all based in physics and based in quantum mechanics. We’re going to play a lot with the notion of that as an explanation for how the sorcerers do what they do."
http://screenrant.com/kevin-feige-doctor-strange-acide-trip-cosmos-degrasse-tyson/http://
So that was basically a sign that there was going to be some changes.
Plus, as I already mentioned, we could have ended up with someone with magical abilities as watered down as Loki's.
Link didn't copy right before, and having issues editing that post.
http://screenrant.com/kevin-feige-doctor-strange-acide-trip-cosmos-degrasse-tyson/
That's another thing. From what I can recall, the people behind the film also said that they are only going to "touch" on what Strange is capable of, in this one, and leave a bit in reserve for later films.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/What-Powers-Doctor-Strange-Have-His-Marvel-Movie-102787.html
Originally posted by Kazenji
^ Yeah...Marvel normally does that for their movies, I've got the one for Thor: The Dark World & Guardians Of the Galaxy TPB.
How have those been? I've considered getting some of the tie-ins for some of the MCU stuff before, but I never know whether it'd actually be worth the effort. What I know about the Strange one, I've had to learn second hand.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/doctor-strange-enlists-dan-harmon-922236
When Marvel Studios needed a writer to whip up some additional last-minute scenes for its latest comic book movie, Doctor Strange, it called on one writer in Hollywood you would least expect: Dan Harmon, co-creator of Community, the beloved but ratings-anemic sitcom about a bunch of community college misfits that was canceled by NBC in 2013 (but came back to life on Yahoo last year).
Harmon, 43, has written for the big screen before (sort of — he did uncredited work on 2008's Kung Fu Panda and has a credit on 2006's Monster House), but as far as THR can tell, the television comedy creator has zero experience writing for superheroes.
The move follows the outside-the-box thinking that Marvel is known for. One of the best example is hiring Anthony and Joe Russo, best known as TV comedy directors for their work on Arrested Development, Happy Endings, and, yes, Community, to make the jump into superheroes. They have now directed two of Marvel's most acclaimed movies, Captain America: The Winter Solider and Captain America: Civil War.
Harmon was brought on board after the movie wrapped principal production and his pages were “for additional photography,†according to one source.
Harmon joins Sinister co-writers Scott Derrickson (who is directing the $165 million Doctor Strange) and C. Robert Cargill (who has his own unique story: he was formerly a movie reviewer for Ain't It Cool News under the handle "Masswyrm"😉 in this Marvel film's odd writing club. The duo share story by credit with Jon Spaihts, best known for writing Prometheus and who wrote the upcoming Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt sci-fi movie Passengers.